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ISLAMABAD -Suspected militants sped through a checkpoint in Pakistan\u2019s capital of Islamabad on Friday and blew themselves up as police gave pursuit, killing one officer and injuring several others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur initial information says that there was a man and a woman in the car,\u201d Islamabad operations police chief, Sohail Zafar, told reporters. The car did not stop at the checkpoint when police tried to halt it, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs they chased it, the people inside the car blew it up. It was a suicide blast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Four police and two civilians were injured, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The car was packed with explosives and headed for a high-value target in the capital, the interior ministry said in a statement, giving no further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHad the car reached its target, it would have caused heavy losses,\u201d Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah told Geo News TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The capital was already on high-alert due to threats of such an attack, the minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLaw enforcement\u2019s timely intervention averted a bloodbath,\u201d Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bombing took place near police headquarters on a main road that leads to government buildings housing the country\u2019s parliament and high offices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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